Beaver Dam resident Thomas Bednarek is the lucky winner of the $1,000,000 prize from the Saturday, February 20 Powerball drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at Rechek's Food Pride in Beaver Dam.
The Fond du lac Police and Fire Commission will decide if a Fond du lac police officer who resigned two years ago and then later challenged his resignation in circuit court should be fired. Curt Beck and three other police officers resigned following an internal investigation into extramarital affairs involving the officers. The police report concluded the officers violated the Department’s Core Values and may have violated department policy including conduct unbecoming an officer. A circuit […]
A North Fond du Lac family is hoping to turn a tragedy into a positive message of hope for heroin addicts and families who have been impacted by addiction. Fond du Lac High School graduate Tyler Hass died of a heroin overdose on Thanksgiving Day 2011, changing forever the lives of his family and friends. Thursday, Tyler’s brother, Jake Hass presented proceeds of a recent fundraiser to Drug Free Communities of Fond du lac County to […]
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — It takes about 22 hours to reach Florida by car for a person traveling from Wisconsin. But if you're a cat, the 1,484-mile journey likely takes closer to two months. At least that's how long it took Nadia, the Russian blue, to trek from her home on a snowy December day to sunny Naples this week where animal officials helped find her owners. Cheri Stocker adopted […]
The Fond du Lac Police Department has been notified of a change of address for a convicted child sex offender. Police say James Hansan was released from prison in December after serving three years for Possession of Child Pornography. He was previously convicted of 1st degree Sexual Assault of a Child in Winnebago County in 1984. He will be moving to 186 East Johnson Street March first. Hansan’s victims were two boys ages eight […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Department of Natural Resources officials are firming up plans for streamlining the agency. Agency officials announced the reorganization effort in July to help cope with dwindling staff levels. Agency leaders finalized a list of recommendations this week that call for creating general permits for more activities and allowing permit applicants to design the permits, beginning with a pilot program involving air pollutants, and providing more assistance […]
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Kohl's Corp. says it will close a small fraction of brick-and-mortar stores as it meets the needs of its online customers. Kohl's closure of 18 stores this year is a shift away from its aggressive expansion of stores in recent years across the country. CEO Kevin Mansell says the stores to be closed account to less than 1 percent of the company's sales. Kohl's has […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It looks like Gov. Scott Walker's approval ratings haven't improved much over the last seven months. A Marquette University Law School poll released Thursday shows Walker's approval rating at 39 percent. The survey of 802 registered voters was conducted statewide between Feb. 18 and Feb. 21. It has a margin of error of 4.5 percentage points. A Marquette poll in January found his approval rating stood […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new poll shows a majority of Wisconsin residents want there to be a vote on a replacement for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia this year. The Marquette University Law School poll released Thursday shows 51 percent of respondents want the U.S. Senate to vote on a replacement this year. Forty percent want the Senate to wait until 2017. The vacancy has become an issue […]